Perry MalzahnLSCSW

Perry Malzahn is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience helping people through major life transitions. She focuses on practical steps clients can take to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and cope with depression. Perry also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy concerns and those navigating parenting and family challenges.

Her background includes work with trauma, grief, and peripartum concerns including postpartum depression and fertility-related distress. She has experience addressing complex situations such as infidelity, attachment and abandonment issues, blended family challenges, and communication breakdowns. Military-related issues and post-traumatic stress are also part of her clinical experience.

Perry draws on several therapy styles to match what a person needs in the moment. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Skills from dialectical behavior therapy help with emotion regulation and improving how people relate to others.

For trauma and distress that linger after painful events, she uses trauma-focused methods and EMDR to address difficult memories and their impact. Solution-focused strategies are used to set clear goals and build short-term momentum when clients want concrete change.

Perry aims for straightforward sessions that combine listening with practical tools. She works with individual clients across the lifespan and supports parents who are dealing with grief, ADHD, or parenting strain. Sessions are held in Kansas and conducted in English.

How Perry's approaches translate to online support

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life changes. It is useful for anxiety, mild-to-moderate depression, stress, and parenting challenges because it provides clear skills to practice between sessions.

DBT, or dialectical behavior therapy, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. These tools help people manage strong feelings and improve communication in relationships and family settings.

EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a trauma-focused method that works with distressing memories to reduce their emotional hold. It is often used for post-traumatic stress and other lingering trauma symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Perry will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she adjusts plans as progress unfolds.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking. Practical benefits of online work include fitting therapy into a busy schedule, shortening travel time, and making it easier to attend brief check-ins or follow-up appointments. Some formats are better for skills practice while others suit longer trauma-focused work, so plan with Perry to match the session type to your needs.